https://wacn21-news-1a92c2.pages.catalystgroup.tech/tags/westside/Recent content in Westside on WACN 21 NewsHugoen-us© 2026 WACN 21 News. All rights reserved.Sun, 16 Aug 2026 01:15:00 -0400https://wacn21-news-1a92c2.pages.catalystgroup.tech/local/i-285-westside-weekend-closure-cascade-mlk-aug-15-2026/Sun, 16 Aug 2026 01:15:00 -0400https://wacn21-news-1a92c2.pages.catalystgroup.tech/local/i-285-westside-weekend-closure-cascade-mlk-aug-15-2026/<p>ATLANTA — If your weekend route still assumes a free-flowing westside Perimeter, rewrite it.</p> <p><strong>Atlanta News First</strong> reporter <strong>Justin Berger</strong> reported early <strong>Saturday, Aug. 15</strong>, that a portion of <strong>I-285 on Atlanta’s westside is closed this weekend</strong> as part of a <strong>$206 million</strong> rehabilitation and reconstruction project managed by the <strong>Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT)</strong>.</p> <h2 id="whats-closed-and-until-when">What’s closed, and until when</h2> <p>According to ANF’s Saturday update, the closure runs <strong>northbound and southbound between Cascade Road and Martin Luther King Jr. Drive</strong>. Detours begin at <strong>I-20</strong> or <strong>Langford Parkway</strong>, depending on direction. Work is scheduled to conclude at <strong>5 a.m. Monday</strong>.</p>